Obstetrics
Obstetrics is a part of gynecology, a science that studies diseases of the female genital organs, developing methods for their prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
A specialist who represents this area of medicine is an obstetrician-gynecologist.
Symptoms, at
Obstetrics is a part of gynecology, a science that studies diseases of the female genital organs, developing methods for their prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
A specialist who represents this area of medicine is an obstetrician-gynecologist.
Symptoms that require you to see an obstetrician-gynecologist:
- a decrease or a sharp increase in basal temperature;
- amenorrhea (absence of menstruation);
- a positive hCG test;
- changes in behavior;
- drowsiness;
- increased fatigue;
- enlargement of the mammary glands and increased sensitivity;
- morning sickness;
- changes in taste preferences and appetite.
All these symptoms (especially if they coincide with the absence of menstruation) may indicate pregnancy.
Diseases that obstetrics studies:
- miscarriage and post-term pregnancy;
- inflammatory diseases that accompany pregnancy (gonorrhea, syphilis, trichomoniasis, chlamydial infection, candidiasis);
- extragenital pathologies (diseases of the cardiovascular system, respiratory organs, liver and gastrointestinal tract, excretory system and system blood);
- bleeding;
- toxicosis;
- birth trauma;
- endocrine pathologies;
- infertility problems.
Diagnostics and treatment measures in obstetrics
The main procedures that are carried out in obstetrics during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as to identify concomitant pathologies:
- clinical (symptoms of diseases, syndromes, objective research methods);
- electrophysiological;
- ultrasound;
- endoscopic (laparoscopy, hysteroscopy).
Patient guide:
The main activity of an obstetrician-gynecologist is to monitor the course of pregnancy, deliver babies, and monitor a woman in the postpartum period. An obstetrician also deals with the treatment and prevention of all possible diseases and pathologies that may arise during pregnancy.
A visit to an obstetrician-gynecologist can be either planned or emergency.
An obstetrician-gynecologist is a specialist whose main activity is to monitor a woman during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. During each of these time periods, many diseases and pathologies can be observed, the treatment of which should be carried out by an obstetrician-gynecologist.
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